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Subject(s)

• Vietnamese Americans—Fiction [Browse]
• Sisters—Fiction [Browse]
• Blessing and cursing—Fiction [Browse]
• Families—Fiction [Browse]
• Orange County (Calif.)—Fiction [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Domestic fiction [Browse]
• Novels [Browse]

Summary note

"It started with their ancestor, Oanh, who dared to leave her marriage for true love. So a fearsome Vietnamese witch cursed Oanh and her descendants so that they would never know love or happiness, and the D½¼ng women would give birth to daughters, never sons. Oanh's current descendant Mai Nguy��en knows this curse well. She's divorced, and after an explosive disagreement a decade ago, she's estranged from her younger sisters, Minh Phạm (the middle and the mediator) and Khuy��en Lâm (the youngest, who swears she just runs humble coffee shops and nail salons, not Little Saigon's underground). Though Mai's three adult daughters, Priscilla, Thủy, and Thảo, have found success in their careers--one of them is John Cho's dermatologist!--the same can't be said for their love lives. Mai is convinced they might drive her to an early grave. Desperate for guidance, she consults Auntie H½a, her trusted psychic in Hawaii, who delivers an unexpected prediction: this year, her family will witness a marriage, a funeral, and the birth of a son. This prophecy will reunite estranged mothers, daughters, aunts, and cousins--for better or for worse"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN

• 9781982188733 ((hardcover))
• 1982188731 ((hardcover))

OCLC

1290015109

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